Manager Digital Finance

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is hiring a Manager, Digital Finance to bridge finance, analytics and technology. You will own key finance processes, build dashboards, and translate complex outcomes into clear business insights for decision-makers.

The role requires Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance/Analytics, 4–6 years of analytics experience, and hands-on skills in Excel, Power BI, Qlik, SAP analytics tools and Python. Hybrid collaboration with IT and business teams is expected.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Finance (CA) or MBA in Finance/Analytics/Systems or equivalent.
• Strong financial knowledge across P&L, pricing, costing, margin analysis and performance management.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience in financial analytics, business analytics, finance transformation or related areas.

Responsibilities

• Own key Digital Finance processes, ensuring accurate, timely and meaningful financial insights for business decision-making.
• Analyse financial performance, variances, pricing, costing and margins to identify drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Validate system-generated financial outcomes by tracing data, business rules and calculation logic across multiple platforms.
• Translate Finance requirements into clear analytical frameworks and technology-enabled solutions with IT teams.
• Build dashboards and analytical solutions that simplify complex data and provide actionable insights to business stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen data quality, automate reporting and improve financial processes, controls and workflows.
• Partner across Finance, business and technology teams to explain outcomes clearly and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Financial analytics

Data interpretation

Dashboard storytelling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical mindset

Education

Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance/Analytics/Systems or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Qlik

SAP BPC / SAP Analytics Cloud

Python

Job description

Summary

Ready to turn complex financial data into insights that drive better decisions? As Manager, Digital Finance, you’ll work at the intersection of Finance, analytics and technology, taking ownership of key finance processes and helping translate complex, system-generated outcomes into clear, actionable business insights. You’ll partner across Finance, business and Information Technology teams to understand what sits behind the numbers, strengthen reporting and controls, and build dashboards and analytical solutions that improve how decisions are made. This is an opportunity to combine your financial expertise, analytical mindset and curiosity for technology to simplify complexity, challenge how things are done today and help shape the future of Digital Finance at Novartis.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Own key Digital Finance processes, ensuring accurate, timely and meaningful financial insights for business decision-making.
• Analyse financial performance, variances, pricing, costing and margins to identify drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Validate system-generated financial outcomes by tracing data, business rules and calculation logic across multiple platforms.
• Translate Finance requirements into clear analytical frameworks and technology-enabled solutions with Information Technology teams.
• Build dashboards and analytical solutions that simplify complex data and provide actionable insights to business stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen data quality, automate reporting and improve financial processes, controls and workflows.
• Partner across Finance, business and technology teams to explain outcomes clearly and drive continuous improvement.

Essential Requirements

• Professionally qualified Chartered Accountant, Master of Business Administration in Finance, Analytics or Systems, or equivalent qualification.
• Strong financial knowledge across profit and loss, pricing, product costing, margin analysis and performance management.
• Four to six years of relevant experience in financial analytics, business analytics, finance transformation or related areas.
• Proven ability to analyse large, complex datasets and interpret financial outcomes generated across multiple systems.
• Hands‑on experience building dashboards and analytical solutions using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Qlik or comparable tools.
• Working knowledge of enterprise resource planning and financial systems, such as SAP Business Planning and Consolidation or SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Working‑level Python capability to investigate data, trace business rules and explain system‑generated financial results.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills, translating complex financial and technical concepts into clear business insights.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in pharmaceuticals, consumer goods or another environment involving product costing, pricing and margin analytics.
• Experience with finance transformation, reporting automation or data tools such as Alteryx, Power Query or similar technologies.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Why Novartis:

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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